Winds of Change

by Disco_Stu on May 30, 2008 10:04 PM MDT Comment 23 comments

This FanPost has no factual content. There are no statistics, no tables, no analysis (although, I am a huge fan of all of the above!) No, this post is about a difficult-to-describe event: Shivers down the Spine.

See, I've been getting them recently, and with greater frequency. I don't know what, precisely, happens when I get that feeling. Something with the brain and central nervous system, I'm sure...but I'm a Software Engineer/Math Geek, not a doctor.

(If anyone knows WHY you get shivers down your spine, or hiccups for that matter, let me know!)

But these shivers...they keep happening. They happened when I looked at the sum of Denver's 2008 Draft (both in talent and character.) They happened when I realized Jay Cutler was a Top 10 QB in 2007...with untreated diabetes. Then again when I see quotes like (paraphrasing) "his blood sugar is down, his spirits are up, and his fastball is back." They came when Brandon Marshall "mocked" Cutlers comments, with Jay not missing a beat in making a come-back (term used on purpose.) It happened again when Champ sounded impressed by Jay's recovery, and again when Stokley and Jackson sounded impressed. Again, when Shanahan promised Rosalind Williams that Denver would "make her proud" this season.

Fellow Broncos fans...the winds of change are blowing. Nothing flashy, but Denver is getting back on track. The team is coming together. And most importantly: Ladies and Gentleman, I am pleased to present Jay Cutler's Denver Broncos.

And there go the shivers again. :o)

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BTW

I’m a bit excited about the upcoming season. Had to let it all out. :o)

~Uffdah

by Disco_Stu on May 30, 2008 10:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Are they the same type of shivers you no doubt get whenever you

catch a replay of Super Bowl 32 on NFL Network? :)

If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
Win the Division. WIN THE DIVISION!

by Tim Lynch on May 30, 2008 10:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

My wife makes fun of me

because I still get teary-eyed everytime I see replays of Elway’s leap or him hoisting the trophy.

"On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died!" - George W. Cecil

by Bronco Billy on May 31, 2008 4:45 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Same here brother.

If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
The Quest ~ TSG 5/19/08

by Tim Lynch on May 31, 2008 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now I don't feel so alone! : )

"On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died!" - George W. Cecil

by Bronco Billy on Jun 1, 2008 9:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmm...

They are, in fact, very similar! I happen to enjoy them…much the same way I’m enjoying Odell’s IPA right now. It’s a great night!

~Uffdah

by Disco_Stu on May 30, 2008 10:41 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

i got chills, they're multiplying...

could it be, that way in the back of your subconcious mind, you remember the mourning, the suffering, the confusion, the embarassment that conspired to be our ‘07 season? and now, now that the storm has cleared, and the winds of change have blown away the remaining debris, you anticipate the hellfire this team is about to unleash, spitting out venom like bad chewing tobacco in al davis’ wrinkled face on 09/08/08? no, just me?

by davecheffy on May 31, 2008 12:12 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Try this for shivers....

It is a walking, standing up touchdown. Can you say the Broncos are in the LEAD!

Oh boy, Are you kidding me? The Broncos are gonna win this thing!!

If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
Win the Division. WIN THE DIVISION!

by Tim Lynch on May 31, 2008 12:20 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

All I need is

Prater hits from 50+. Game over, folks!

by jonahsilas on May 31, 2008 5:12 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

No doubt.

Can you still hear the voice inflections in your head when you read this?

"On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died!" - George W. Cecil

by Bronco Billy on May 31, 2008 4:47 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I sure can.

I can recall exactly where I was sitting in my living room. I lived just two miles from The Murph that year and I could see the stadium from my third story balcony of the condo I lived in. The fireworks…everything. It’s a day I’ll never forget.

If God is not a Bronco fan, then WHY are sunsets Blue and Orange? - Jon Tollerud 5/22/08
The Quest ~ TSG 5/19/08

by Tim Lynch on May 31, 2008 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's really cool.

I was in Pella, IA watching the game going ape-$%#@ in my friend’s room.

"On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died!" - George W. Cecil

by Bronco Billy on Jun 1, 2008 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

You said it

I got shivers just reading about your shivers. This season could be the beginning of something very special for years to come. Now, if we could just knock phylis off his high horse. The horse being his merry men, because everyone knows that they have carried him. Here’s to our “QUEST” and a another round to the destruction of the over-rated chargettes. CHEERS!!!

Always Do What You Have Always Done, And You Will Always Be What You Have Always Been
Jerermy T

by Best In The West on May 31, 2008 10:27 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

And I got shivers

imagining phylis tumbling off his lovely white horse…

by jonahsilas on May 31, 2008 12:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you get those shivers every year?

I am usually optimistic about the Broncos chances but this year I think my optimism is more valid than in the past. My biggest concern is the run defense. If they turn that around the sky is the limit next year.

by HBBeough on May 31, 2008 12:51 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm glad someone finally wrote this.

I know I’ve posted previously how excited I am for this season. I see the depth charts people are analyzing and get all excited. Part of me thinks it’s just because of the number of game we’re going to this year and I’ve never seen back-to-back Broncos games in person. Then, I look at guys like Carlton Powell and Peyton Hillis – guys that shouldn’t contribute in their first year and wonder, what if? I wasn’t really excited about any single FA pick-up, except K2, but together, they look very solid. I was starting to think something was wrong with me, so I’m glad I’m reading other comments.

"On the Plains of Hesitation bleach the bones of countless millions, who, at the Dawn of Victory, sat down to wait, and waiting--died!" - George W. Cecil

by Bronco Billy on May 31, 2008 5:04 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

SOme thoughts on shivers.

1. Just read a “Frog and Toad” story to my daughter. (Mrs. HT and I waited forever to have a child). In one of the stories, “the shivers” are described as being afraid. I don’t know what that has to do with anything, but as a former teacher I just love “Frog and Toad”.

2. Hicups are caused by an electro stimulus of the diaphragm, which is the muscle below the lungs which is responsible for making the lungs expand and contract. The most recent piece I read on hicups (not that I read about it a lot) is that a shock to the system (mostly the throat, like a cold drink or too much food in a short time) causes this, and in emergencies (hicups can be fatal in very rare cases) the treatment is the application of a cold stimulus to the back of the throat.

3. Regarding football and shivers (what we’re really talking about here), I don’t get them. I do get teary eyed though. lol

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on May 31, 2008 7:45 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Hicups.

I avoid hicups by liberal application of the aforementioned cold stimulus to the back of the throat. There is a product manufactured by the Adolph Coors Co. that seems to do the trick.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Raplh Waldo Emerson

by firstfan on May 31, 2008 7:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Amen brother!

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by Steve Nichols on May 31, 2008 7:52 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Love the stuff!

If this be Hell, let us make the most of it!

by Trinidad Jack on Jun 2, 2008 2:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is something different this year. And it is good.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. - Raplh Waldo Emerson

by firstfan on May 31, 2008 7:46 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Exactly firstfan..............

I don’t know what it is really, but it feels different than previous years, it feels like when Shanny first got here and started signing ppl we never heard of to complement the studs. What excites me even more now is that other than a couple, our studs are younger. Also, it seems that, early on in his coaching career, Shanny was adept at finding high character guys you never heard of to come in and make a huge impact. Seems we are going home in that area. I can’t explain it, but I am more stoked for this season than any other since the last Super Bowl. I’ve been stoked before, but this feels “REAL” there most definitely is something different, and I like it.

The player who thinks he can and the player who knows he can are two different players, which one are you???

by Broncofan on Jun 2, 2008 11:36 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs